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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 27, 2020
Completed: Aug 19, 2020

  • Master Grade Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Mango

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 27

glue in tail block

3

Jul 28

rout & glue-in end graft, kerf top edge, kerf bottom edge, brace back

4

Jul 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 4

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels, glue in top binding

7

Aug 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 10

first coat of oil

10

Aug 11

second coat of oil

11

Aug 12

third coat of oil

12

Aug 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 19

make saddle, (put in pickup, if any), cut nut, final fretwork, put in tuners, put on strings

Original Wood Set